If you have a loved one dealing with MCI or dementia, two types of therapy developed in the second half of the last century may...
Derek Burnett
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Does Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Help with MCI?
Most people diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are eager to embrace whatever medications, treatments and therapies might help them stave off further decline. MCI,...
How Fast Does Mild Cognitive Impairment Progress?
Getting diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be scary. For many people, the first questions that come to mind are, “How long do I...
Is Mild Cognitive Impairment the Same as Dementia?
Often when people learn that they or a loved one have been diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment, they assume that this means they have early-stage...
What Is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is an easily misunderstood term. Often when people hear it, they assume that it’s a general descriptor for minor memory problems....
What Causes Memory Loss and Forgetfulness?
It’s trivia night, it’s your turn, and you’re in luck…You’ve just been asked to name the main character in a classic movie you just watched...
What Is Cognitive Function?
“Cognitive function” is a frequently encountered term in the realm of health and wellness. We may come across it verbatim, as in the example, “After...
Life Expectancy after TURP Surgery
Living with an enlarged prostate can make a man start to feel old. He might remember his father always needing to be near a bathroom,...
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Medication
The prostate gland is an internal component of the male reproductive system that sits above the rectum and below the bladder. The urethra (the tube...
What Is the Latest Treatment for an Enlarged Prostate?
For men over age 50, the prostate gland often becomes a source of trouble. Crucial to male fertility, this walnut-sized gland usually begins to undergo...
What Is the Best Treatment for an Enlarged Prostate?
Different men whose prostates have become enlarged (a condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH), can have wildly varying experiences. Some are fortunate enough to...
What Is Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Test?
By the time a man hits his mid-50s, he’s probably begun to learn a thing or two about his prostate. He knows it’s a sex...
